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I T1 nr7 T7n Wednesday, October 18, 1995 Volume 58 Number 19 ; -V v; 1 . " ' :- . .' ' f : , i i .. . - .. 1 ! v i ' . v -f i 1 ' - ' ' w" ? i " i 3 1 ,; . . i r" " " 1 L, .. ..,., ; ' Becky Hatch and the Pro-Motion Dancers finally get the chance to show their stuff. The dancers performed at halftime during the Utah Jazz, Portand Trail-blazers preseason game at the Dee Events Center Monday night. Million men march for aqua By Alisa C. Rasmussen Signpost news editor Imagine a million black men, marching peacefully on the lawn of the nation's capital, not in protest, but in rare celebration of themselves. It actually happened Monday across the nation in the Million Man March, headed by Louis Farrakhan, the head of the Nation of Islam. Their point was to rally to fight negative images the country held of their people. Farrakhan wanted to create a march more powerful and involving more people than the demonstration march of Martin Luther King, Jr. In less than 24 hours, hundreds of thousands of black men were expected hi the streets of Washington in a peaceful demonstration of what was referred to as "a day of atonement." This day would stand to represent a celebration not only about unity and self-respect, but of responsibility and self-sufficiency. "The March is certainly a good ideal,but I'm not sure if Farrakhan should take the lead on the concept," said Forrest Crawford, a Weber State University professor and chairman of the Utah Martin Luther King Commission. "He has some anti-semetic views on the world as far as sexism goes." Despite alternate views on the leader of the March, black men across the nation were asked to demonstrate in their own way, either by going to the capital grounds or staying home from work for the day. "For myself, if I would have had the money and resources, I would have gone and made myself visible," Crawford said. "It proved to be a successful event BRIAN NICHOLSONTHE SIGNPOST that drew a lot of attention. I didn't stay home, because I have students here at Weber State to support and serve. I, too, have the right to share my views and philosophies with students that I otherwise could not have, had I stayed home." The reason for the March is black men want to define themselves in their culture as a group of individuals and to rid the negative stereotypes placed upon them, because of their race. Another form of exclusion was placed upon the race in the effort to bring the race together. Farrakhan excluded women from the March, despite any sexist repercussions."I don't think it's a good strategy to keep the women away," Crawford said. "Women often provide an effective support for this type of rally." Ukraine doctors tour WSU health facilities By Aiisa C. Rasmussen Signpost news editor The nursing program is againbeing evaluated, but fear not. This time, the evaluation is taking on a whole new meaning.On this occasion, two doctors from Chernivtsi, Ukraine will be touring the Allied Health Center facilities to learn more about Weber State University's nursing and health professions program. "Both of the doctors are from the Ukraine, but one lives here and will act as a translator," Judith Pratt, a professor of nursing, said. "They a re here to see ho w we teach health care and health care professions." The doctors should be on campus Wednesday at 9 a.m., where an open meeting will be held to answer questions before the tour of the Allied Health Building facilities. A full day of touring and learning is planned for the doctors, to give them a better view of how the facilities are operated and how technology has helped the program succeed. Pratt said the goal is to help pass opportunities from American faculty members to Ukrainian faculty. Pratt also said the doctors want to see opportunities passed from faculty to students in both areas. Many black women were not offended, though. They, too, are disturbed by the declining stature of the black family, and were elated that the men in their family could stand up and be counted. From the beginning announcement of the March, law officials seemed a bit leery, afraid that protests would spark rioting at the nation's capital. However, the March remained a peaceful demonstration throughout the day. "I don't advocate Farrakhan's views necessarily," Crawford said. "I do beleive that he has a broad spectrum of views and ideals and a d iversity philosophy that need to be voiced. His views may be considered unpopular, but he does have a right to express his views." President Bill Clinton spoke See Million pane 7 The doctors' main goal is to upgrade their own program to make it more beneficial to their schools, their hospitals, and eventually their country in general."There are many opportunities to share knowledge from both countries," Pratt said. "They are hoping to develop their programs in education, because their healthcare sys- They are here to see how we teach health care and health care profes- Sin-Judith Pratt 99 tern is not the greatest. They want to bring it up, improve it, and make it better by seeing what we have," she said. ' The doctors are interested in the way we introduce education through new technology, Pratt said. Pratt also said they want to learn all about how WSU professors introduce new topics and how new programs are started to strengthen our program."It will be a great opportunity to share and understand more about how we can help their system become stronger and better," Pratt said. "In turn, we expect to learn some things from them, too." Inside Post News: Students go to Costa Rica over the summer. See page 6 Opinion: Why do people treat each other bad? See page 4 Arts & Entertainment: "Scarlet Letter" portrays Puritan sin. See page 8 Sports: Ja.z win at the Dee Events Center. See page 10

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I T1 nr7 T7n Wednesday, October 18, 1995 Volume 58 Number 19 ; -V v; 1 . " ' :- . .' ' f : , i i .. . - .. 1 ! v i ' . v -f i 1 ' - ' ' w" ? i " i 3 1 ,; . . i r" " " 1 L, .. ..,., ; ' Becky Hatch and the Pro-Motion Dancers finally get the chance to show their stuff. The dancers performed at halftime during the Utah Jazz, Portand Trail-blazers preseason game at the Dee Events Center Monday night. Million men march for aqua By Alisa C. Rasmussen Signpost news editor Imagine a million black men, marching peacefully on the lawn of the nation's capital, not in protest, but in rare celebration of themselves. It actually happened Monday across the nation in the Million Man March, headed by Louis Farrakhan, the head of the Nation of Islam. Their point was to rally to fight negative images the country held of their people. Farrakhan wanted to create a march more powerful and involving more people than the demonstration march of Martin Luther King, Jr. In less than 24 hours, hundreds of thousands of black men were expected hi the streets of Washington in a peaceful demonstration of what was referred to as "a day of atonement." This day would stand to represent a celebration not only about unity and self-respect, but of responsibility and self-sufficiency. "The March is certainly a good ideal,but I'm not sure if Farrakhan should take the lead on the concept," said Forrest Crawford, a Weber State University professor and chairman of the Utah Martin Luther King Commission. "He has some anti-semetic views on the world as far as sexism goes." Despite alternate views on the leader of the March, black men across the nation were asked to demonstrate in their own way, either by going to the capital grounds or staying home from work for the day. "For myself, if I would have had the money and resources, I would have gone and made myself visible," Crawford said. "It proved to be a successful event BRIAN NICHOLSONTHE SIGNPOST that drew a lot of attention. I didn't stay home, because I have students here at Weber State to support and serve. I, too, have the right to share my views and philosophies with students that I otherwise could not have, had I stayed home." The reason for the March is black men want to define themselves in their culture as a group of individuals and to rid the negative stereotypes placed upon them, because of their race. Another form of exclusion was placed upon the race in the effort to bring the race together. Farrakhan excluded women from the March, despite any sexist repercussions."I don't think it's a good strategy to keep the women away," Crawford said. "Women often provide an effective support for this type of rally." Ukraine doctors tour WSU health facilities By Aiisa C. Rasmussen Signpost news editor The nursing program is againbeing evaluated, but fear not. This time, the evaluation is taking on a whole new meaning.On this occasion, two doctors from Chernivtsi, Ukraine will be touring the Allied Health Center facilities to learn more about Weber State University's nursing and health professions program. "Both of the doctors are from the Ukraine, but one lives here and will act as a translator," Judith Pratt, a professor of nursing, said. "They a re here to see ho w we teach health care and health care professions." The doctors should be on campus Wednesday at 9 a.m., where an open meeting will be held to answer questions before the tour of the Allied Health Building facilities. A full day of touring and learning is planned for the doctors, to give them a better view of how the facilities are operated and how technology has helped the program succeed. Pratt said the goal is to help pass opportunities from American faculty members to Ukrainian faculty. Pratt also said the doctors want to see opportunities passed from faculty to students in both areas. Many black women were not offended, though. They, too, are disturbed by the declining stature of the black family, and were elated that the men in their family could stand up and be counted. From the beginning announcement of the March, law officials seemed a bit leery, afraid that protests would spark rioting at the nation's capital. However, the March remained a peaceful demonstration throughout the day. "I don't advocate Farrakhan's views necessarily," Crawford said. "I do beleive that he has a broad spectrum of views and ideals and a d iversity philosophy that need to be voiced. His views may be considered unpopular, but he does have a right to express his views." President Bill Clinton spoke See Million pane 7 The doctors' main goal is to upgrade their own program to make it more beneficial to their schools, their hospitals, and eventually their country in general."There are many opportunities to share knowledge from both countries," Pratt said. "They are hoping to develop their programs in education, because their healthcare sys- They are here to see how we teach health care and health care profes- Sin-Judith Pratt 99 tern is not the greatest. They want to bring it up, improve it, and make it better by seeing what we have," she said. ' The doctors are interested in the way we introduce education through new technology, Pratt said. Pratt also said they want to learn all about how WSU professors introduce new topics and how new programs are started to strengthen our program."It will be a great opportunity to share and understand more about how we can help their system become stronger and better," Pratt said. "In turn, we expect to learn some things from them, too." Inside Post News: Students go to Costa Rica over the summer. See page 6 Opinion: Why do people treat each other bad? See page 4 Arts & Entertainment: "Scarlet Letter" portrays Puritan sin. See page 8 Sports: Ja.z win at the Dee Events Center. See page 10